Propagation
Surface sow fresh seed during spring in a well-drained media, and maintain a temperature of 16º to 18º C. (61º to 64º F). Prick out and pot up when they are large enough to handle.

Soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during the growing period. Division of the clump.

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves have 5 to 7 broad-ovate olive to bright green leaflets up to 6mm (¼in) long with crenate-dentate margins.

Flower: The tiny cyathiform flowers are 5-merous and arranged in a globular head that is up to 10mm (⅜in) wide and is held above the foliage on a pubescent scape that is up to 70mm (2⅔ in) long. They appear during summer.

Fruit: The achenes are arranged in a spiny head and the small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.